Celebrity Babies First Photos

Molly Sims is now a mom of two! The former model and mother of 2-year-old Brooks Stuber welcomed a daughter, Scarlett May Stuber, on Thursday. She announced the news via an Instagram post, which showed the newborn swaddled in a sweet star blanket with her adorable fingers wiggling their way out. Molly wrote, "We welcome Scarlett May Stuber into our family. Our hearts are bigger with you here."

While Molly Sims's baby's debut was a low-key one, for a long time running, it seemed People had a monopoly on introductory celebrity baby photos. Nicole Richie, Christina Aguilera, Jennifer Lopez, and the Jolie-Pitts all turned to the well-established magazine to show off their newest family members. However, today, many celebs are turning to competitors who are doling out generous offerings to new parents. Others are releasing their own photos — either on their own or through photo agencies — to bypass the whole magazine scenario. See how your favorite Tinseltown parents debuted their little ones, and tell us how you think the newest Hollywood babies will be introduced to us!

Alicia Keys and Swizz Beatz welcomed Genesis Ali Dean into the world in December 2014, and two months later, the proud mama shared this beautiful family photo on Instagram, along with the caption, "Blessings and love!! #GenesisAliDean."

It was six months before Christina Aguilera showed off her darling little diva, Summer Rain Rutler. Rather than turn to People magazine for a cover shoot like she did when she had Max Bratman, this time around, Aguilera introduced her daughter via a photo posted on Twitter with the caption: "Watch out...another one's getting ready to conquer the world! #driven #diva2."

Drew Barrymore followed the traditional path of turning to People to introduce her second daughter, Frankie, to the world. One month after welcoming Frankie, she told the magazine, "I knew that I have two kids to take care of now and just kicked my own butt to get back into the swing of things immediately."

An eager Olivia Wilde announced the birth of her son with fiancé Jason Sudeikis via Twitter and shared this sweet photo of the newborn. In classic comedic form, the new mom tweeted, "Ladies and gentlemen, Otis Alexander Sudeikis has LEFT the building! (I'm the building)."

Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner welcomed their second child, a baby boy, to the world on Oct. 14, and the enterprising businesswoman and proud mama was quick to share the news with her fans and followers. "Please join in our joy as we welcome Joseph Frederick Kushner, named after each of our paternal grandfathers, both master builders of their generation and inspiring patriarchs of their families," Trump wrote on her Tumblr page. Joseph will join his big sister, 2-year-old Arabella Rose, who's clearly been practicing on her baby dolls!

Proud new parents Josh Duhamel and Fergie took matters into their own hands when it came to the very important matter of introducing their son, Axl Jack, to the public. Earlier today, Josh and Fergie each posted one of the corresponding photos to their Facebook pages. Josh's snap (on the left) was paired with the caption: "Axl Jack Duhamel. Day. 1 Life is good. #paparazziyoucanleaveourhousenow." Mom Fergie's (right) commentary read: "Axl Jack Duhamel. Day 2 of life. Hearing test complete. All systems go. #chillin."

Bruce Willis and Emma Heming waited until baby Mabel was 6 weeks old before sharing her photo via Emma's Twitter account. The proud mama tweeted, "A beautiful day in Budapest with the loves of my life. Daddy and Mabel cracking each other up!"

13. Ace Knute Johnson

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Jessica Simpson took to the cover of Us Weekly to introduce baby Ace to the world! Simpson's second child is nearly 2 months old and appears on the magazine's cover with his 15-month-old sister, Maxwell, and the proud mama. "With two kids, we have our hands full, but every day is a new adventure," Simpson told Us. "I have this huge sense of accomplishment, and I feel in my heart that I'm done. But obviously, accidents do happen!"

14. Noah Bublé

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Michael Bublé is a dad! The singer and his wife, Luisana Lopilato, welcomed baby Noah to the world on Aug. 27, 2013. The proud papa posted baby Bublé's handsome first photo to his Instagram account along with the message: "Overjoyed and filled with gratitude at the arrival of our son Noah Bublè. Born this morning, August 27th at 2:26 am in Vancouver, Canada." Congrats to the proud new parents!

Meet North West! Proud dad Kanye West debuted the first photo of his baby girl, North, who is now 2 months old, during a special stop by Kris Jenner's talk show, Kris, which was filmed earlier this week. Mom Kim Kardashian and Kanye reportedly call their little bundle of joy "Nori."

Busy is no stranger to sharing her baby news through social media, where she also shared her pregnancy announcement, ultrasound image, and several baby bump snaps. Busy is already a mom to 4-year-old daughter Birdie with her husband, Marc Silverstein, and this new girl makes a family of four.

Shakira went the charity route when she was ready to share her first photo of 2-week-old Milan Piqué Mebarak. She teamed up with UNICEF for a virtual baby shower, encouraging fans to donate items such as ready-to-eat therapeutic food ($110) and polio vaccines ($10) in order to gain a glimpse of her little one. About the decision, she and boyfriend Gerard Piqué said, "We hope that, in his name, other less privileged children in the world can have their basic needs covered through gifts and donations."

Proud mama Gisele Bündchen shared this precious photo of her and Tom Brady's baby girl, Vivian Lake, on Facebook, along with the caption, "Love is everything!!! Happy friday, much love to all." Vivian was born on Dec. 5, 2012, and joined big brothers Benjamin, 2, and John, 5.

Tori Spelling waited until her fourth child, Finn, was a month old before agreeing to a multipage spread in Us Weekly. The cover story was also her first interview after her recovery from emergency surgery following the little one's birth.

Kourtney Kardashian and Scott Disick chose Us Weekly to show off the first photo of Penelope Scotland Disick, after going with Life and Style when the couple's son, Mason, was born. This week's cover story featured a photo of the reality star in bed snuggling with both her tots.

Seven weeks after welcoming little Noah Phoenix Mazur to the world, Alessandra Ambrosio proudly showed off the tot on her Facebook page. The photos were part of a photo shoot the Victoria's Secret model did with Pampers to raise money for UNICEF.

25. Maxwell Drew Johnson

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A smiling Jessica Simpson appeared on the cover of People along with her and Eric Johnson's month-old daughter, Maxwell Drew. The magazine paid a reported $800,000 to get exclusive rights to the celeb tot's first photos.

Though Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale worked with OK! to share their first photo of Kingston, they released this image of a newborn Zuma on the singer's website.

29. Hazel and Phinnaeus Moder

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Julia Roberts also turned to People magazine when she was ready to show off her twins.

30. Jasper Warren Paisley

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Kimberly Williams and Brad Paisley showed off their new family of four on the cover of People.

31. Grier Henchy

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Brooke Shields debuted her youngest daughter, Grier, on the cover of People.

32. Vivienne and Knox Jolie-Pitt

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Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt returned to People when they were ready to reveal the first photos of their twins, Vivienne and Knox Jolie-Pitt. The photo spread is believed to be priciest of baby photos, going for about $16 million.

33. Blue Ivy Carter

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One month after Blue Ivy Carter's birth, Beyoncé and Jay-Z released five photos of the little one on the proud papa's site, Life + Times. With photos of both mom and dad holding the newborn, as well as a few glamour shots, the world got their first look at the hip hop princess's tiny hands, full head of hair, and Aiden + Anais swaddle blanket, thus avoiding the crush of paparazzi and introducing their daughter on their own terms.

34. Sadie LeNoble

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Christina Applegate sat down with People to introduce the world to little Sadie LeNoble and discuss life after breast cancer.

Just like she did with baby Harlow, Nicole Richie worked with People to show off her son, Sparrow Madden.

38. Benjamin Brady

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Though Gisele Bündchen first introduced the world to baby Benjamin Brady through a Brazilian magazine cover photo, the model turned to her modeling roots for the first US photo of her son, including him in a photo shoot she was doing with Vogue.

39. Exton Elias Downey

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Robert Downey Jr. appeared on The Tonight Show With Jay Leno to promote The Avengers, but ended up spending most of his segment showing off his baby boy Exton Elias. The proud father allowed the host to show off the first photo of the 8-week-old tot and wife Susan, saying, "He's so darn cute, isn't he?"

40. Ben Travolta

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John Travolta and Kelly Preston sat down with People to introduce the world to baby Ben.

41. Sean Preston Federline

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Britney Spears introduced the world to baby Sean Preston through a People magazine cover story.

42. Marion and Tabitha Broderick

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Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick introduced Marion Loretta Elwell and Tabitha Hodge via a photo that was released to news agencies, rather than booking a session with a magazine.

Jessica Alba and Cash Warren received a reported $1.5 million to show off baby Honor. We bet their second baby would have brought in more.

44. Harlow Madden

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Nicole Richie's little Harlow earned $1 million for her first photo shoot.

45. Harper Beckham

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A week after David and Victoria Beckham's daughter was born, the proud parents posted home photos of the little one on their respective Facebook and Twitter accounts, avoiding the magazine route that many fans expected them to follow.

46. Naleigh Kelley

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Katherine Heigl and Josh Kelley showed off their newly adopted daughter Naleigh on the cover of People.

Molly Sims announced the birth of her daughter, Scarlett May Stuber, via Instagram and her blog, on March 26. She wrote, "We welcome Scarlett May Stuber into our family. Our hearts are bigger with you here."

To me they *hored out their kids. Dont tell me the jolies gave theirs to charity so it doesnt count. Of course they could have just dontated $14 million to charity. It doesnt keep the papz away from getting candids, which are what people want to see, not photoshopped JLo pictures.